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Here We Are, Learn Best Practices from Experienced Practitioners, Learn New Teaching Techniques and Strengthen Our National Network California Lawyers for the Arts and the William James Association In collaboration with the Justice Arts Coalition and Santa Clara University Present a National Conference Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice June 24 to 28, 2019 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California This conference will provide expert practitioners in the field of arts in corrections with opportunities to showcase best practices, learn about current research models and results, and gain insights into new developments and challenges. The intended audience includes experienced artists as well as those who are new to arts in corrections. All participants will have opportunities to take sequential classes from master artists with years of experience teaching art of different disciplines in institutional settings. In addition to artists and arts administrators, speakers will include educators, lawyers, and other allied professionals. Desired Outcomes To celebrate and inspire creativity To support justice reform through the arts To share experience and expand knowledge To invite and encourage newcomers to the field To build a network for mutual support Acknowledgements National Endowment for the Arts California Arts Council California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts The Art for Justice Fund Santa Clara University Office for Diversity and Inclusion Santa Clara University Conference Services SCU Presents Silicon Valley Honorary Host Committee Santa Clara University President Michael E. Engh, S.J. SCU Interim Provost Lisa Kloppenberg SCU Vice President for University Relations James C. Lyons U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo U.S. Representative Ro Khanna U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren U.S. Representative Jackie Speier CA Senator Jerry Hill CA Senator Scott D. Wiener CA Assemblymember Marc Berman ​ CA Assemblymember David Chiu CA Assemblymember Kansen Chu CA Assemblymember Ash Kalra CA Assemblymember Mark Stone San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed Santa Clara Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo Santa Clara City Attorney Brian Doyle San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith San Mateo County Assistant Sheriff John Munsey Northern California Innocence Project Executive Director Linda Starr Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice 1 Welcome from the Conference Presenters On behalf of our board members, steering committee, volunteers and friends, we want to welcome you to our third national conference focusing on arts in correctional settings — a significant chapter in our work together for the benefit of our communities. We are deeply grateful to Santa Clara University for hosting Arts in Corrections: ​ Reframing the Landscape of Justice, with special thanks to Raymond Plaza, Director of the Santa Clara University ​ Office of Diversity and Inclusion for his leadership and support. The William James Association and California Lawyers for the Arts began collaborating in 2011 to build awareness of the benefits of arts programs for incarcerated persons. In the wake of California’s realignment of our overpopulated prisons, we developed a demonstration project designed by Dr. Larry Brewster of the University of San Francisco that measured the benefits of arts programs in prisons and jails. Funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council and private foundations enabled us to implement the project in four state prisons and two county jails. As a result, the CDCR provided the CAC with a $2.5 million contract in 2014 for a two-year pilot project funding arts programs in 20 state prisons, a fund that has now grown to $8 million/year providing arts programs in all 36 state prisons starting in 2017-18. This conference is a timely opportunity to pause and take stock of where we are, learn best practices from experienced practitioners, learn new teaching techniques and strengthen our national network. Initially formed in 2008 as the Prison Arts Coalition ─ a grassroots, volunteer-led project ─ today the Justice Arts Coalition is working to provide on-going professional development and interactive services to artists who work ​ inside correctional institutions while supporting artists who are inside and formerly incarcerated. A national ​ ​ Steering Committee grew out of facilitated conversations at our 2015 conference at the University of San ​ Francisco that determined that there was a need for a national non-profit organization that would unite teaching artists, arts advocates, incarcerated artists and their loved ones in an effort to build a common agenda and contribute a unique voice in public dialogue around the intersection of the arts and justice. Through the sharing of ​ resources, stories, and learning opportunities, JAC is building a nationwide collective of people who are committed to increasing opportunities for creative expression within prisons, jails, youth detention centers, and diversion and reentry programs. The William James Association pioneered the Prison Arts Project in 1977. The inspired vision of Eloise Smith brought together artists of the highest caliber to provide fine arts programs for incarcerated persons. By the early 1980s, it was adopted by the state as Arts in Corrections and integrated into all California prisons. Over the years, WJA's work has expanded to include federal prisons, county jails, juvenile facilities, court and community schools and art programs with former prisoners. California Lawyers for the Arts, founded as Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts in 1974, provides legal support, educational resources, alternative dispute resolution services and advocacy for the arts community. Now with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, San Diego and Sacramento, CLA has led successful initiatives that align the arts with environmental, community development and criminal justice. This conference could not have happened without the support of many individuals in our organizations, including the Steering Committee of the Justice Arts Coalition, Jack Bowers, Henry Frank and Joey David Reyes from the William James Association, as well as Toyin Moses, Kyle Kate Dudley, Ariel Heinicke, Jody Prunier, Dina Howard, and Diana Cervera from CLA and our wonderful volunteers, most especially Krisin Godfrey, recent SCU graduate. Thanks to the artists at Katya McCulloch’s printmaking studio at San Quentin State Prison for our graphic theme—we are very grateful for your expansive vision as we work to “reframe the landscape of justice.” Alma Robinson, Executive Director Wendy Jason, Managing Director Laurie Brooks, Executive Director California Lawyers for the Arts Justice Arts Coalition William James Association Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice 2 Monday, 6.24.19 Pre-Conference Training Day for arts providers and contractors teaching in the California State Prison System. Unless otherwise indicated, all events are in Recital Hall in the Music and Dance Building. ​ ​ 8:00 - 9:00 Registration - Recital Hall Lobby ​ 9:00 - 9:15 Native Blessing - Julie Tex ​ ​ ​ 9:15 - 9:30 Welcome Alma Robinson, Executive Director, California Lawyers for the Arts Laurie Brooks, Executive Director, The William James Association 9:30 - 9:45 Opening Remarks Anne Bown-Crawford, California Arts Council Executive Director Ayanna Kiburi, California Arts Council Deputy Director 9:45 - 10:15 Arts in Corrections is a Critical Element in the CDCR Rehabilitation Mission CDCR Undersecretary of Operations Kathleen Allison Introduction by Jack Bowers, The William James Association 10:15 - 11:00 Keynote - Dameion Brown ​ Artist in Residence, Marin Shakespeare Company 11:15 - 12:30 What’s in a Name? Reimagining the Future of California’s Arts in Corrections Program Mariana Moscoso, CAC AIC Manager Ayanna Kiburi, CAC Deputy Director Erin Kerrison, School of Social Welfare, UC-Berkeley 1:30 - 2:00 AIC Constellations - Laurie Brooks, The William James Association ​ 2:00 - 3:00 Breakout Working Groups – O’Connor Hall 104, 105, 207, 209 ​ ​ Problem Solving Around Common Issues Facilitators: Susan Cuscuna and Roberta Villa, InsideOUT Writers; Karen Altree ​ Piemme, Red Ladder Theatre Company; Jack Bowers and Leah Joki, The William James Association 3:00 - 3:15 Improv Art Break - Karen Altree-Piemme ​ 3:15 - 3:45 Breakout Working Groups: Report Back Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice 3 3:45 - 4:45 CRM/CDCR Staff Perspectives and Training Opportunities Kathryn Carner, Director of Operations, Prison Project, Actors Gang, moderator, with Steve Emrick, Community Resource Manager, San Quentin State Prison 4:45 - 5:30 Updates on the Changing Environment of CA Prisons and the Changing Landscape of Justice Alma Robinson, California Lawyers for the Arts, moderator, with Rob Bird and Gabe Rosales, Jail Guitar Doors, San Diego. ​ Topics include: new/upcoming legislation, SOMS, RAC, how non-designated prison yards are affecting program delivery, and a proposed constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for people on parole. 5:30 - 6:30 Dinner - Benson Center Dining Hall ​ 7:00 Evening Jam Session (optional) - Bring your instruments! – Graham Hall - ​ ​ ​ Hospitality Room Tuesday, 6.25.19 Unless otherwise indicated, all events are in Recital Hall in the Music and Dance Building. ​ 8:00 - 9:30 Registration – Recital Hall Lobby ​ 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome to Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice ​ Laurie Brooks,
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